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Pima and Cochise counties have put out a request for review for upgrading 63 miles of existing border wall The review documents are here This seems to be a different effort than some of the other construction e.g. military construction …Continue reading →

There are a few spots where the wall either cuts off or potentially will go over cemeteries. There is this cemetery and site with the underground railway near Pharr Also of interest to native americans Another cemetery near San Juan …Continue reading →

The New York Times created this story about a short little piece of wall, apparently results of putting some wall but not gates. Representative Filemon B. Vela Jr., a Democrat who represents Brownsville in Congress and whose district includes Los …Continue reading →

The previous congressional deal limited border fence spending the Rio Grande sector. It looks like efforts are proceeding to build/replace short sections of fencing in El Paso and Yuma sectors as well. This seems to use the military budgets – …Continue reading →

An account of some living in Brownsville between the river and the wall. Note this account also describes status of asylum seekers: The fencing was intended to help keep out drug smugglers and unauthorized migrants. But in some ways it …Continue reading →

A few highlights stand out from this summary by the BBC: Not much wall has been built. Over-hyped and under-delivered Interesting seasonality to apprehensions, particularly in the past 2017 and 2018 apprehensions not really much different from recent past and …Continue reading →